Kungkaku Puturru Fabric - Light Purple and Orange on Wine (Tencel Linen) 50cm

Kungkaku Puturru Fabric - Light Purple and Orange on Wine (Tencel Linen) 50cmThis design shows kungkaku puturru the hairstring women make from their own hair for ceremony. In the older days, women used to cut their own hair and create this string by spinning the hair on their thighs. The hairstring was used for dancing, ceremony and domestic purposes. Kungkaku puturru is connected to the Tjukurrpa place Kungkayunti (Brown's Bore). Kungkayunti is the place where the ancestral women, who travelled from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) to

gently scooped neckline and voluminous gathered sleeves for a bold silhouette

which is the story of the artist's father

A relaxed-fit pinafore with a gentle A-line shape

Roseranna Larry's design is printed on this A-line mini dress

It shows how one moves up and down to cross the country west of Haasts Bluff

Noreen Dixon depicts the story of two female ancestors

Fabric care instructions: Gentle cold hand wash only

She paints the landscapes at Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji)

the son of Ikuntji founding member Eunice Napanangka Jack and Gideon Tjupurrula Jack

painting helps me forget my troubles

passed down from her grandmother Narputta Nangala Jugadai

Takupalangu is filled up with bush vegetables called mungilpa